1995 Bathurst ATCC round explained

Flag:	New South Wales
1995 ATCC Round 3
Round No:	3
Season No:	10
Year:	1995
Series:	ATCC
Track Map:	Mount Panorama Circuit Map Overview.PNG
Date:	10–12 March
Location:	Bathurst, New South Wales
Circuit:	Mount Panorama
Weather:	Fine
Race1 Laps:	15
Race1 Dist:	93
Pole1:	John Bowe
Pole1 Team:	Dick Johnson Racing
Pole1 Time:	2:11.300
Winner1:	John Bowe
Winner1 Team:	Dick Johnson Racing
Winner1 Time:	33:45
Race2 Laps:	15
Race2 Dist:	93
Winner2:	Mark Skaife
Winner2 Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Winner2 Time:	33:49
Fast Driver:	John Bowe
Fast Team:	Dick Johnson Racing
Fast Time:	2:13.592
First Round:	John Bowe
First Round Team:	Dick Johnson Racing
First Pts:	35
Second Round:	Mark Skaife
Second Round Team:	Gibson Motorsport
Second Pts:	32
Third Round:	Larry Perkins
Third Round Team:	Perkins Engineering
Third Pts:	28

The third round of the 1995 Australian Touring Car Championship was held on the weekend of 10 to 12 March at Mount Panorama, Bathurst, New South Wales. It consisted of two 15 lap races and the "Dash for Cash", a 3 lap sprint for the fastest 10 qualifiers, starting positions for the "dash" were drawn at random. Pole and the overall round was won by John Bowe.

Race results

Qualifying

Pos	No	Name	Car	Team	Time
1	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EF Falcon	2:11.30
2	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	Ford EF Falcon	2:11.91
3	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EF Falcon	2:12.21
4	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	Holden VR Commodore	2:12.26
5	1	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	Holden VR Commodore	2:12.50
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	Holden VR Commodore	2:13.00
7	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	Holden VR Commodore	2:13.09
8	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	Ford EF Falcon	2:13.55
9	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	Ford EF Falcon	2:13.70
10	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VR Commodore	2:13.81
11	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	Holden VR Commodore	2:14.36
12	13	Phil Ward	Phil Ward Racing	Holden VP Commodore	2:15.51
13	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	Holden VP Commodore	2:15.73
14	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	Holden VP Commodore	2:16.50
15	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	Holden VP Commodore	2:16.96
16	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	Holden VP Commodore	2:17.33
17	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	Ford EB Falcon	2:19.24
18	74	Kevin Heffernan	Pace Racing	Holden VP Commodore	2:20.01
19	62	Wayne Russell	Novocastrian Motorsport	Holden VP Commodore	2:21.84
20	88	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien Racing	Holden VL Commodore SS Group A SV	2:21.84
21	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	Ford EF Falcon	3:24.10
22	27	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Racing	Holden VP Commodore	no time
Source:^[1]

Dash for Cash

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Grid
1	11	Larry Perkins	Castrol Racing	3	2
2	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	3	5
3	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	3	3
4	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	3	7
5	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	3	4
6	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	3	1
7	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	3	6
8	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	3	8
9	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	3	9
Ret	1	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	1	10
Source:

Race 1

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:45	2
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:47	1
3	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	15	33:48	3
4	1	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	15	33:55	5
5	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	15	33:56	7
6	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	15	34:00	6
7	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	15	34:09	8
8	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	15	34:13	4
9	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	15	34:33	9
10	13	Phil Ward	Phil Ward Racing	15	34:35	12
11	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	27	35:02	14
12	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	15	35:04	15
13	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing	15	35:38	17
14	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	15	35:46	16
15	74	Kevin Heffernan	Pace Racing	14	+ 1 lap	18
16	62	Wayne Russell	Novocastrian Motorsport	14	+ 1 lap	19
17	88	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien Racing	14	+ 1 lap	20
NC	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	7	+ 8 laps	21
NC	27	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Racing	5	+ 10 laps	22
NC	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	2	+ 13 laps	13
Ret	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing	0	Accident	10
Ret	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing	0	Accident	11
Fastest lap: Peter Brock (Holden Racing Team) - 2:14.427
Source:^[2]

Race 2

Pos	No	Name	Team	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid
1	1	Mark Skaife	Gibson Motorsport	15	33:49	4
2	18	John Bowe	Dick Johnson Racing	15	33:52	2
3	11	Larry Perkins	Perkins Engineering	15	33:55	5
4	015	Tomas Mezera	Holden Racing Team	15	33:58	6
5	30	Glenn Seton	Glenn Seton Racing	15	33:58	3
6	05	Peter Brock	Holden Racing Team	15	33:58	8
7	35	Alan Jones	Glenn Seton Racing	15	34:00	7
8	25	Tony Longhurst	Longhurst Racing	15	34:02	9
9	17	Dick Johnson	Dick Johnson Racing	15	34:27	1
10	3	Trevor Ashby	Lansvale Racing Team	15	34:56	20
11	49	David Attard	Alcair Racing	15	34:57	12
12	24	Paul Romano	Romano Racing	15	34:58	11
13	38	Mark Poole	James Rosenberg Racing	15	35:08	14
14	13	Phil Ward	Phil Ward Racing	13	+ 2 laps	10
15	62	Wayne Russell	Novocastrian Motorsport	13	+ 2 laps	16
NC	74	Kevin Heffernan	Pace Racing	6	+ 9 laps	15
NC	10	Mark Larkham	Larkham Motor Sport	2	+ 13 laps	18
DNS	47	John Trimbole	Daily Planet Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	88	Bill O'Brien	Bill O'Brien Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	27	Terry Finnigan	Terry Finnigan Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	4	Wayne Gardner	Wayne Gardner Racing		Did Not Start
DNS	7	Neil Crompton	Wayne Gardner Racing		Did Not Start
Fastest lap: John Bowe (Dick Johnson Racing) - 2:13.592
Source:

Championship standings after the event

After Round 3 of 10. Only the top five positions are included.

Drivers' Championship standings

		Driver	Points
	1	John Bowe	104
1	2	Larry Perkins	79
1	3	Peter Brock	65
1	4	Tomas Mezera	60
2	5	Dick Johnson	49

Notes and References

1995 Round 3 Race Results, V8 Classics Vol.2 DVD
1995 Championship Results, Australian Motor Racing Year 1995, p. 278